A little more than two weeks after a federal appeals court ruling that cleared the way for removal of the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at Lee Circle and three other monuments related to the Confederacy, Take 'Em Down NOLA, the grassroots group that has fought for the monuments' removal, is calling for the city to expand its plans.

New Orleanians should not be satisfied with the removal of the four monuments, and instead push for a much more widespread clearance of monuments, street names, school names and other tributes to those tied to white supremacy, leaders of Take 'Em Down NOLA told a crowd of supporters during a Thursday night (March 23) meeting at Cafe Istanbul in the Marigny.

"If we are serious about taking down these white-supremacist monuments, then we need to take them all down," said Malcolm Suber, a coordinator for the group. "This is just a partial victory."

Suber and other Take 'Em Down NOLA leaders urged attendees to press New Orleans City Council members for a measure that would specifically ban public tributes to figures who held slaves, promoted the Confederacy or otherwise contributed to white-supremacist social structures.

In a written statement issued by the group, members called for "immediate action to remove all monuments, school names and street signs dedicated to White Supremacists."

"These structures litter our city with visual reminders of the horrid legacy of slavery that terrorized so many of this city's ancestors. They misrepresent our community. We demand the freedom to live in a city where we are not forced to pay taxes for the maintenance of public symbols that demean us and psychologically terrorize us," the statement reads.

The written statement included a list of Take 'Em Down NOLA's targets for removal or renaming. The list includes at least a dozen monuments (including the four already slated for removal by the city), 24 streets, seven school campuses and two hospitals.

These range from highly visible tributes to well-known slaveholders like the monument of Andrew Jackson and locally famed leaders of the Confederacy, such as former Louisiana Governor and Confederate General Francis T. Nicholls, for whom Governor Nicholls Street is named, to lesser-known monuments such as that dedicated to Confederate Brig. Gen. Albert Pike at Tulane Avenue and Jefferson Davis Parkway and lesser-known figures like the Rev. Benjamin Morgan Palmer, a Presbyterian pastor who in 1860 delivered a defense of slavery and call for Southern secession in a Thanksgiving sermon to his New Orleans congregation.

The sermon has been cited as a major influence on Louisiana's decision to secede. Palmer Avenue -- and Palmer Park -- are named in his honor.

At Thursday's meeting, Suber called for support in building "a city of the future" devoted to democratic values and unwilling to celebrate anyone who enslaves, oppresses or exploits others.

Gavrielle Gemma, also a coordinator with Take 'Em Down NOLA, said the historic monuments embolden today's white supremacists.

"Taking down these statues is part of the overall struggle for social and economic justice now," she said.

In addition to Lee's statue, set for removal by the city are Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard at the City Park entrance near Esplanade Avenue and the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Mid-City.

Also slated for removal is the Battle of Liberty Place monument near the foot of Iberville Street, although it has been treated separately from the other three because it was previously moved from Canal Street for a federally funded transportation project. It honors a white separatist-led skirmish to overthrow the Reconstructionist leadership of New Orleans.

Thursday night, Suber also expressed concerns that the work of clearing the four monuments tagged for removal will drag, citing previous threats made against contractors vying for the project. Take 'Em Down NOLA is demanding from the city a specific timeline for the monuments' removal.

After the meeting, Suber said he believes it's important to clear the city of all the monuments and names in one fell swoop instead of gradually.

"It tears the city apart," he said. "Why should we have to repeat the same arguments over and over again each time rather than pass a resolution saying we're opposed to these statues being in public--let's get rid of them. And then the fight will be over and we can move onto something else."

The group plans to voice their position at the New Orleans City Council meeting scheduled for April 20.

Take 'Em Down NOLA list of targets for removal or renaming:

Street names

Palmer Avenue

Calhoun Street

General Taylor Street

Claiborne Avenue

Galvez Street

Jefferson Davis Parkway (Mayor Mitch Landrieu has also called for Jefferson Davis Parkway to be renamed after recently retired Xavier University president Norman Francis).

World War 1 Memorial arch at 3800 Burgundy Street (Take 'Em Down NOLA cites the segregation of names of black soldiers from the names of white soldiers as a reason for wanting this monument's removal).

Andrew Jackson monument in Jackson Square.

Justice Edward Douglass White in the 400 block of Royal Street.

Bienville monument at Conti and Decatur and North Peters streets.

Battle of Liberty Place monument near the foot of Iberville Street.

John McDonogh statue at Lafayette Square.

Robert E. Lee at Lee Circle.

Update: This post has been updated with additional quotes from Take 'Em Down NOLA leaders.

Correction: An earlier version of this story, citing data from the group Take 'Em Down NOLA, included an incorrect number of monuments and schools.